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Pinnawala Central College

, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka • 5 Employees
Higher Education

Pinnawala Central College was established in 1882 as the 'Government Boys' School' on 0.5 ha (1.2 acres) of land[2] with 45 students and 6 teachers in one building in 1870. Mr. Brampisingo was the first principal in 1920. There were classes from grade 1 – 5 at time as a junior school and in 1956 it became a mixed school. An immense contribution was offered by the most famous philanthropist and one of the late ministers of postal N. H. Keerthiratne and S. A. Lokubandara Bentota as the principal to bring it up to Mahavidyala. In 1963 the opportunity was obtained to follow the Advanced Level Examination in Arts stream and increased the classes from grade 1-12 and laid the path for more number of students to learn at the school.Students were allowed to follow the Advanced Level in the science stream in 1964. The opportunity was provided also to follow the A/L in the commerce stream in 1969. It was a great pride that it made the way to become a national school on 12 September 1995.Key achievements during the past 10 years:- 2010 Island 1st - Bio Sciences, GCE Advanced Level Exam- 2010- 2016 - Best GCE Ordinary Level Exam Results in Sabaragamuwa Province and 11th place in All Island- 2019 Island 1st - Physical Sciences, GCE Advanced Level Exam - 2019- 2021 - 06th consecutive year achieving 100% pass percentage in GCE Ordinary Level Exam